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Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
The Russian film company Russian World Vision (RWV) became the owner of the rights to ten animated films of Studio Ghibli by the Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki.
Eighteen Russian firms will attend the International Exhibition of Film, Technology, Radio and Television (Telefim Vietnam) 2023 that will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 8-10. They will present more than 80 projects for international content buyers, movies, series and animations at the Russian Content Worldwide booth, organised by Roskino, a national operator for the promotion of films.
Banned Russian state supported film organizations, media outlets, cultural ambassadors, and delegations from 2022 festival. Festival will include films from independent Russian filmmakers. Statement condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has decided to cancel the screening of Russian propagandist Anastasia Trofimova's film Russians at War, which whitewashes Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine. "The cancellation of the screening of the film "Russians at War" by the former Russia Today documentary filmmaker before the Toronto International Film Festival is the only correct decision." due to the illegal invasion of Russia.
The Zurich International Film Festival has canceled all screenings of the film Russians at War. Spectators began receiving letters informing them of ticket cancellations, and all shows were canceled on the festival's website but later it was possible to buy tickets.
Temporarily stopped work in Russia and decided to operate outside the Russian Federation but on March 8, 2022 resumed reporting from Russia. BBC halts journalists' work in Russia after Kremlin passes law threatening jail for spreading 'fake' information.
Banning Russian state institutions, delegations, and supporting actors of the regime. Russian films will be screened from those who oppose the current Russian regime. Statement condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine. Exclusion of any participation in the event of official Russian agencies and delegations or persons who support the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine
Boycotting Russian state-backed films for 2022 festival.
Paramount Consumer Products is temporarily halting its operations in Russia and giving $1 million to support humanitarian relief for Ukraine. It will also pause new licensing deals in Russia.
Sony Pictures Halts All Business in Russia, Including release of ‘Spider-Man'. Major studios such as Warner Bros., Disney and Sony Pictures are suspending their plans to release major 2022 films Batman, Chervonie and Morbius in Russian cinemas.
Russian cinemas cannot show films in IMAX due to the company's withdrawal from the Russian Federation
WarnerMedia ‘Pausing All New Business’ in Russia. A branch of Warner Bros. is closing in Russia, according to a document posted in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities database. According to the document, the decision to liquidate the legal entity of the film company was made on July 19, 2024.